an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
a combination or blend of diverse things;
"his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
amalgam的用法和樣例:
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The dentist used amalgam to fill my teeth. 牙醫用汞合金給我補牙。
Silver amalgam is used as a dental filling. 銀汞合金被用作牙的填料。
Her character is an amalgam of many different traits. 她的個性是許多不同特性的融合。
The new religion is an amalgam of supersitious beliefs and modern science. 這種新宗教是迷信和現代科學的混合物。